Adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the United States continue to decline, however, approximately four in ten adolescent girls become pregnant before they reach 20 years old (Kirby, 2001). There is a paucity of research ...

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Objectives.
The Hmong community in the United States experience health inequities related to vaccine-preventable serious infectious diseases and cancers. The purpose of
this study was to explore the perception of barriers ...

Problem: Patient's perspectives regarding health care rendered when undergoing an invasive procedure while consciously sedated has not been explored. Research is needed to provide patient's perception of satisfaction before, ...

Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a potentially lethal form of child abuse. Primary prevention efforts have been targeted towards educating the general population, especially pregnant women and new parents, about the dangers ...

This research was a pilot study at improving the medical, psychiatric and addiction care provided to women detainees at the jail. Few studies have been completed with women atjail intake, yet the population is suspected ...

Overall survival for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (A.L.L.) treated with contemporary therapy now exceeds 85%; however, approximately 20% will experience relapse. Since A.L.L. is the most common ...

Half of pregnancies in the United States that occur annually are unintended. Half of these pregnancies occur among women using contraceptives; half are electively terminated. Reducing contraceptive discontinuation and ...

Asian Americans (AA) are often portrayed as the model minority but it is also known that both AA and Pacific Islanders (PI) are least likely to seek help for mental disorders. Few studies have focused on AAPI, and even ...

Context
Adolescence is a period of transition that involves biological, cognitive, psychological and social changes. During the vulnerable transition period of adolescence, decisions relating to contraception may occur. ...

Filipino Americans have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes than the national average. Good self-management (SM) of diabetes is required for good outcomes. Uninsured Filipino immigrants face cultural and financial ...

Diabetes is the most common metabolic disease worldwide; one in twenty Americans are affected. This chronic disease can lead to a host of complications including blindness, amputations, stroke, nerve damage, heart disease ...

The increased intensity and complexity of cancer treatment has an impact on the lives of the adolescents undergoing such treatments. Living with cancer is a distinct experience for them which include physical, psychological, ...

The growing number of medically fragile children being discharged home to the care of the parents and the impact this has on them, demands that health care providers responsibly address the well-being of this population ...